FM synth trying its absolute hardest to sound like a guzheng, and honestly pulling it off. Chinese Paladin: Sword and Fairy on DOS dates back to the mid-90s and this 2002 album captures that original sound card era charm.
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"蝶舞春園" has this fluttering melody that sticks with you for days even through the hardware limitations. "白河寒秋" is pure melancholy rendered in beeps and buzzes that somehow still hit emotionally. And "御劍伏魔" kicks into battle with as much intensity as a DOS sound chip can muster.
There are over 70 tracks here, each one squeezing real feeling out of primitive tools. The lo-fi quality actually makes it more endearing, like reading a love letter with typos. If you want to hear what Chinese RPG music sounded like before soundcards caught up with ambition, start here.